Because Music
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| Because Music SAS | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Parent company | Because Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Founder | Emmanuel de Buretel |
| Distributor(s) | Virgin Music[1] |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | France |
| Location | Paris |
| Official website | www |
Because Music is an independent record label with headquarters in Paris and London.[2] Because Music SAS is the main label, with Because Music Ltd handling the British artist roster.[3]
Because Music was founded in 2005 by former president of
Justice, along with actress and songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg and husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam.[4]
It holds an exclusive license for all artists on
Phantasy.[5] Because Music is the distributor for select Atlantic Records subsidiaries like Big Beat and 300 Entertainment
.
In 2017, Because acquired the catalogues of over 60 artists from
London Records.[7]
In January 2018, Because signed a deal with
Vice Records
.
In July 2023, Because issued a
DMCA takedown notice against the open-source YouTube player NewPipe, temporarily resulting in their host website being removed from Google search results.[8]
The DMCA notice would later be rescinded with no further comment, and the website's search status was restored.
Notable artists
- Amadou et Mariam
- The Beta Band
- Brandt Brauer Frick
- Breakbot
- Busy P
- Calypso Rose
- Cassius
- Catherine Ringer
- Cerrone
- Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Charlotte Dos Santos
- Christine and the Queens
- Connan Mockasin
- Denai Moore
- Diplo
- DJ Mehdi
- DJ Pone
- Django Django
- Duck Sauce
- Electric Guest
- Fredo Viola
- J. J. Cale
- Jeshi
- Justice
- Kap Bambino
- Keziah Jones
- Les Plastiscines
- Logic1000
- London Grammar
- Les Rita Mitsouko
- Lido
- London Music Stream's catalogue
- Major Lazer
- Manu Chao
- Metronomy
- Moby
- Mr. Flash
- Mr. Oizo
- Myd
- Nortec Collective
- Para One
- Parcels
- Ratatat
- Riton
- SebastiAn
- Selah Sue
- Seun Kuti
- Shygirl
- Soko
- Syd Matters
- The Blood Arm
- Uffie
- Yelle
- Zhu
References
- ^ "Because signs with Caroline International for global distribution".
- ^ "Because Music - Contact us". Because.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Because Music UK - About us". Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ^ "Because Music". Because.tv. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Shop | Vinyl, CDs, Records, T-shirts, Art and Merchandise – Phantasy Sound". Phantasysound.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
- ^ "Because buys Beta Band catalogue, other deals imminent as Warner divestment deadline day looms".
- ^ "Because officially acquires London Records catalogue - Music Business Worldwide". 11 August 2017.
- ^ "newpipe.net removed from Google search results due to DMCA take down request". 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Artists Archive - Because Music". Because Music. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
- Official website Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
